PCTEL debuts VerStack antenna platform for rail, industrial IoT applications

Bloomingdale, United States – PCTEL, Inc., a global provider of wireless technology solutions, has announced its new VerStack antenna platform for smarter rail communications and IIoT applications.

The VerStack platform consists of the advanced 5G and GNSS vertically stacked antennas in the market. It utilises PCTEL’s broadband element technology to provide top-of-the-line RF performance in rail and IIoT applications. These antennas have been designed in a rugged UV-resistant fiberglass housing making them ideal for harsh environmental conditions. The VerStack platform is easy to install and offers 3:1 and 5:1 configurations.

Denis Dmitruk, PCTEL’s technical product manager, comments “Enabling mission critical connectivity is key for our customers in the rail market. The VerStack antenna platform allows secure and reliable communication exchanges between trains and wayside locations resulting in detection and prevention of safety-critical conditions, advance warning to locomotive engineers to take corrective actions, and monitoring and diagnosis necessary for proactive maintenance.”

To learn more about the VerStack antenna platform visit PCTEL.

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